3 people dead in Chapel Hill shooting

The shooting took place in condominiums near the Friday Center.

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UPDATE (10:45 a.m.): Craig Stephen Hicks, 46, was arraigned on three counts of first degree murder and is being held in Durham County Jail without bond. He will be appointed a public defender. The district attorney's office has not yet decided if it will pursue capital punishment.

UPDATE (10:10 a.m.): Chapel Hill Police said a preliminary investigation suggests the crime was motivated by an ongoing parking dispute between neighbors.

“Our investigators are exploring what could have motivated Mr. Hicks to commit such a senseless and tragic act," said Chapel Hill Police Chief Chris Blue in a statement Wednesday morning.

"We understand the concerns about the possibility that this was hate-motivated and we will exhaust every lead to determine if that is the case. Our thoughts are with the families and friends of these young people who lost their lives so needlessly."

UPDATE (4:10 a.m.): According to an Alert Carolina message released by UNC early Wednesday morning, Deah Barakat was a second-year student in the UNC School of Dentistry. Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, his wife, was planning to begin her dental studies at UNC in the fall. Her sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, was a student at N.C. State University.